AUTHOR'S NOTE
After ten years of research and hours of writing and editing, York and I submit this work to the reader with confidence and satisfaction that it will stand upon its own merits. This is a book about an honest, dedicated man and his...

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in their first language (L1); however, this is not always the case. Cooter (2006) describes the
American Idol star, Fantasia Barrino, who recently wrote a memoir entitled Life Is Not a Fairy
Tale (2005) that tells of her experiences as an...

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Orbe (1998) explains that there exist three levels of expediency in pursuing the goals of assimilation, accommodation, and separation: nonassertive, assertive, and aggressive. Because this study focused specifically on the...

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she saw the benefits of having multiple mothers in a family, she also explained that sometimes it was difficult to watch one of her biological children go to other mothers to get their needs met:
Sometimes that almost hurts...

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special educators are asked to take on the roles of intervention specialists, RtI experts, and Tier
evaluators in addition to their undersold roles as high-quality instructors who perform daily with
professional practices of rigor, excellence,...

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management, while teacher trainings assisted teachers in empowering students with
strategies directly related to classroom success. A lack of organizational skills as well as
attention deficits have been known to...

SOCIAL THINKING INTERVENTIONS
to demonstrate the skill, but he or she does not demonstrate fluency at it yet. These
deficits were remediated by providing multiple opportunities for practice of the targeted
skill in non-threatening situations. When...

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Chapter 3 Methodology
The purpose of this creative project was to improve social thinking skills for
students with high functioning autism (HFA) in second and third grades in a small rural
setting in southern Utah....

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decline participation for their students. Once participants were chosen, a social thinking
curriculum tailored to their particular strengths and deficits was developed. The
curriculum was implemented twice a week...

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C3.2x Enthalpy
Chemical reactions involve breaking bonds in reactants (endothermic) and forming new
bonds in the products (exothermic). The enthalpy change for a chemical reaction will
depend on the relative strengths of the bonds in the...

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provided for students. One of the evaluators said the outline was good enough to be used for an
AP course.
Likelihood of Single Year Coverage
One of the evaluators determined the outline to be extensively developed, one evaluator
determined the...

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involves finding out about each person‘s dreams and aspirations. Developing everyone differently while keeping to organizational goals will help people to grow and reach their full potential. Each player is different and...

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religious leaders were attended by Beth Culiver, the woman in charge of drafting the IRF
Report. I also collaborated on a variety of things with Beth specifically to develop
research, acquire contacts, and accumulate information for...

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As a result of this internship, my technical skills have grown as I have worked in
groups, have learned new means of research and how to be a more effective researcher,
have learned about management in a government organization,...

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most effective (Leung & Kim 2007). While the dual-concern model is often perceived to be superior, some may argue that the model with three conflict strategies is more effective.
Lastly, the miscellaneous category of conflict...

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with the window open. In other buildings on campus you should remain in the designated event
area.
A/V Technicians: Audio Visual Technicians are to remain in the room with the guests when
equipment is being used. At...